Frosty the Snowman! Cold-celebrating LA-living freaks! And where did the bumpety bumpety chorus come from? Am I really that out of touch with Christmas schmaltz?
My god, I'd love Little Drummer Boy at this point. Probably too un-secular.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2009 10:33:03 am PST #24400 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Dec 11, 2009 10:34:12 am PST #24401 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But Jesse's carving the groups up by size as if that was the edge. If it's not an edge, then why divide along those lines? If it's an edge, it's either theoretically unfair to the taller or the shorter guys if you have a wide height spread because of outliers.
It was just a throwaway thought -- is there some way to divide humans into groups that makes sense, if gender isn't the way?
I'm not sure that's entirely right, since they're apparently part of Quiverfull, where women should be submissive, contraception is like abortion and having lots of children is a tool to obtain demographic superiority.
I haven't paid enough attention to what the Duggars actually say to know if this applies to them, but I don't mind people believing things I don't, as long as they can leave me alone to go another way. Aside from the "demographic superiority" bit, because I guess eventually they would take over the world, but I don't see that as an imminent threat.
Calli - Dec 11, 2009 10:34:33 am PST #24402 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My mouse clicks and keyboard tapping are the loudest thing in my office right now. I think I'm one of three people here.
Strix - Dec 11, 2009 10:35:49 am PST #24403 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
David Bowie Bing Crosby!!
Is is wrong that I always want Bowie to dress up as the Goblin King to sing that?
Ooh, I need to rent Labyrninth.
Jessica - Dec 11, 2009 10:36:29 am PST #24404 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aside from the "demographic superiority" bit, because I guess eventually they would take over the world, but I don't see that as an imminent threat.
I'm not even sure I see it as a realistic eventual threat - with 19 kids at home, who has time to go out and vote anyway?
Tom Scola - Dec 11, 2009 10:37:30 am PST #24405 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is is wrong that I always want Bowie to dress up as the Goblin King to sing that?
Is there anything you wouldn't want him to dress up as the Goblin King to do?
Jesse - Dec 11, 2009 10:39:16 am PST #24406 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm not even sure I see it as a realistic eventual threat - with 19 kids at home, who has time to go out and vote anyway?
Oh, I'm sure Jim Bob could make time. I mean, Michelle's home with the kids, and she won't be voting anyway, right?
JZ - Dec 11, 2009 10:39:43 am PST #24407 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
they're apparently part of Quiverfull,
Huh. Wikipedia said the Duggars have explicitly disavowed any connection to Quiverfull; their impression of Quiverfull is that it's all about endless childbearing as a grim duty and an obligation, whereas they themselves are choosing to do it for pleasure. Still wildly excessive, but a slightly different flavor.
tommyrot - Dec 11, 2009 10:39:51 am PST #24408 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is there anything you wouldn't want him to dress up as the Goblin King to do?
Like, say, renew a drivers license at the DMV?
tommyrot - Dec 11, 2009 10:40:55 am PST #24409 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have a Quiverfull... in my pants!
OK, that was a dumb joke, but maybe someone will laugh anyway....